Story+1975-08-08+Akron,+OH

´´Bam !....there I was going through the darkness.....three in the morning, the rain was falling like a hurricane....on Ocean Avenue down in Asbury Park....got my collar up against the wind....running down the street....and all of a sudden way down in the corner .....I see this white....this thing like, uh....it´s like an illusion or something, you know....(?) ghost....I don´t believe in ghosts and stuff like that....but it was like this big ghost....so I crossed the street....and this thing, it crossed the street....so just to be safe, I crossed back to the other side....and whatever it was, it crossed back to the other side....I started to worry a little bit but I was calm.....I rolled up my jacket, I ducked into the nearest doorway, figured I was gonna stand there and wait for it to pass by....(?) was happening down the street, I figured I was in trouble ....I huddled in the darkness of this doorway and along comes this figure walking like there´s no rain, walking like it´s a beautiful summer day....and turns around, faces off right in front of me....right in front of me, Steve, like right....I was standing there....so....I wasn´t, I wasn´t too scared, you know, I was like....I was a little scared because it was dark and (?) 135 (?) so (chuckles)....I took all my money....out of my pockets and threw it on the ground.....and just to be safe, I figured I might be up against some crazy, cool thief, I took off my coat.... threw that down on the ground too....didn´t take no chances but....but whatever it was, it didn´t move an inch.... and slowly it put out its hand to me....(?)....and slowly I turned....and step by step.....until ....until....until it was, it was like.....Sparks fly on E Street.....”
 * 08.08.75 Akron, OH, intro to ´The E Street Shuffle´**

´´This is one of my favorite songs....it was originally done....in the 60´s by....by, uh....the Crystals....”
 * 08.08.75 Akron, OH, intro to ´Then She Kissed Me´**

´´This is the title of my new album that should be out in about two, three weeks....it´s called, uh....´Born to Run´....”
 * 08.08.75 Akron, OH, intro to ´Born to Run´**

´´(?) don´t forget to tip the bartenders (?)....(Clarence: ´While Bruce is, uh, tied up in this thing, we´re gonna do a little....little groove here, you know....put your hands together, sit down a little bit.....everybody sit down there and (?) look at the person next to you and say ´Get down´....(?) put your hands together a little bit, it feels good too....)”
 * 08.08.75 Akron, OH, intro to ´unknown instrumental´**

´´There I was....standing....on the Main Street down here in Akron.....everybody was giving me these.....hard looks, you know....I was standing there (chuckles) looking around....hey Clarence....Clarence, I was wishing you was with me.....I was standing there on the corner....and along comes this cat walking slow and cool....walks right up to me.....looks me in the face....Steven, I´m telling you it was....in my face.....the dude was (?)....then he said....you know what he said, Clarence ?....he said.....´Here she comes´....”
 * 08.08.75 Akron, OH, middle of ´Kitty´s Back´**

´´(some people yell for ´Rosalita´) Clarence ?....Clarence ?....who ?....what´s that name ? ....I don´t know anyone by that name.....what´s her name ?....”
 * 08.08.75 Akron, OH, intro to ´Rosalita´**

//Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi//